Four boys living in an orphanage in 1960s Australia strike up a close friendship. However, the lifelong bond between them is tested when they are taken on a holiday to the coast. When they hear a local couple is planning to adopt a child, the chance to have a family of their own turns them into rivals. Coming-of-age drama, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser and Teresa Palmer.

December Boys

Four boys living in an orphanage in 1960s Australia strike up a close friendship. However, the lifelong bond between them is tested when they are taken on a holiday to the coast. When they hear a local couple is planning to adopt a child, the chance to have a family of their own turns them into rivals. Coming-of-age drama, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser and Teresa Palmer.

December Boys

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1960s coming-of-age tale with Harry Potter star.

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Parents need to know that underage boys secretly smoke, drink beer and wine, and try to catch glimpses of women in states of undress. Their attempts are amateurish and relatively innocent. One scene dramatizes an adolescent boy's introduction to kissing and sexuality by a precocious girl slightly older, but experienced. No nudity involved, but there is kissing, suggestive touching, and a clear implication that sexual intercourse takes place when the scene ends. The fact that Maps, the boy involved, is played by Daniel Radcliffe, best known as Harry Potter, adds to the provocative nature of the scene.

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Four boys living in an orphanage in 1960s Australia strike up a close friendship. However, the lifelong bond between them is tested when they are taken on a holiday to the coast. When they hear a local couple is planning to adopt a child, the chance to have a family of their own turns them into rivals. Coming-of-age drama, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser and Teresa Palmer.